PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donte Demirro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donte Demirro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luiz Soto's chin.

Demirro
vs
Soto

155 cm
28
130 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

173 cm
24
145 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donte Demirro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Demirro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Soto scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Demirro has managed to clinch.

Soto jumps into guard, dragging Demirro to the mat.
Soto has momentary wrist control but Demirro slips an elbow through the middle.
Demirro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Demirro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Demirro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Demirro throws a strike but Soto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Demirro trying to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soto postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Demirro trying to strike off his back.
Demirro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirro pulls Soto in to control the position.
Demirro controls Soto momentarily but Soto frees himself.
Soto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demirro swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Donte Demirro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Demirro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soto as he jumps to the side.

Soto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Demirro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Demirro is trying to get back to half guard.
Soto lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Soto politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Soto prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on Demirro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Demirro is trying to escape the position but Soto is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Demirro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demirro keeps working.
Demirro wants to control but Soto postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Demirro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soto moves into full guard.

Soto is looking for a triangle but Demirro pushes his legs off easily.

Soto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto keeping moving, preventing Demirro from controlling successfully.
Soto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Soto working for a triangle but Demirro defends it easily.
Demirro throws a strike but Soto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Demirro throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Demirro looking to control.
Demirro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demirro's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soto postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donte Demirro.
Soto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soto lands a nice shot to the body.

Demirro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Demirro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Demirro with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demirro scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Soto wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Demirro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto is desperately trying to improve his position but Demirro has a good base and remains in mount.
Demirro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Soto because Demirro loaded up on that one.
Demirro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donte Demirro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Soto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Demirro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Soto is in Demirro's guard.
Soto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Demirro has control of Soto's left arm, preventing Soto from doing any damage.
Demirro working a defensive guard here.
Soto content to stall in guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Soto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Demirro wants to control but Soto is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Demirro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Demirro is looking to control Soto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Demirro avoid being mounted?
Soto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soto works his way into full mount!
Soto tries to control but Demirro wriggling away.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto pushes him away.
Soto looking to control but Demirro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Demirro is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto postures up.
Demirro is working to get back to half guard.
Soto looking to control but Demirro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soto thowing shots but they're missing.
Demirro wants to try and get back to his feet.
Soto trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Soto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Demirro has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soto trying to control but Demirro is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Demirro is wriggling around trying to escape.
Luiz Soto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demirro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soto controlling the pace for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Demirro is fighting off a takedown attempt but Soto is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Demirro to the mat. Demirro regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demirro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Soto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Soto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Soto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Soto tries to control but Demirro wriggling away.
Soto working Demirro over with strikes here.
Demirro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Demirro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soto looking to finish Demirro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Demirro!
Demirro taking shots to the head.
Soto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Demirro hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto trying to control but Demirro is having none of it.
Soto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Demirro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Demirro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Soto avoids the attempt from Demirro to control.
Soto trying to control but Demirro is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirro is trying desperately to improve position.
Soto tries to control but Demirro wriggling away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto pushes him away.
Soto trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Soto looking to secure an arm triangle but Demirro defends it well.
Soto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demirro tries to reverse the position but Soto maintains control.
Soto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Demirro can't escape the position.
Soto landing punches.
Demirro can't escape the position.
Soto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Soto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Demirro is looking to escape.
Demirro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Soto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Demirro wants to hold on but Soto pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demirro is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Soto controlling the position easily from mount.
Demirro tries to hold on but Soto pushes him away.
Demirro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Soto dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demirro is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Soto avoids the attempt from Demirro to control.
Demirro is squirming around, avoiding Soto's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Soto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Soto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Soto!